Opponents of 2030 Winter Olympics in French Alps launch legal action

Opponents of the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in France have launched legal action to demand a public debate on the Games planned for the French Alps.

A citizens' group — Collectif Citoyen JOP 2030 — was joined in its action by some regional elected officials, members of parliament and civil society groups, and said it has filed cases before the administrative courts of Paris, Lyon and Marseille “to defend citizens’ right to information and to obtain the organization of a genuine public debate.”